UPDATED: LSU's Johnny O'Bryant III to return to school

4:03 PM,
Apr. 9, 2013

Johnny O'Bryant III is returning to LSU for his junior season.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

BATON ROUGE - Fresh off watching Louisville's thrilling win over Michigan in the national championship game on Monday night, LSU star forward Johnny O'Bryant surprised virtually everyone on Tuesday afternoon when he announced he would be staying at LSU for his junior season.

"After meeting with my family and coach (Johnny) Jones, I've decided to return to LSU for my junior year," O'Bryant said in the press conference room of LSU's athletic administration building. "Watching that game last night, it really gave me chills. I'm really excited about next year. We have a great recruiting class ...